dimanche 1 mai 2011

S'il suffisait de s'installer en position du ....

S'il suffisait de s'installer en position du lotus pour accéder à l'illumination, toutes les grenouilles seraient des bouddhas.

Louis Pauwels

Il n'y a qu'une morale : vaincre tous les obstacles ......

Il n'y a qu'une morale : vaincre tous les obstacles qui nous empêchent de nous surpasser.

Louis Pauwels

Le malheur des hommes est de se demander .....

Le malheur des hommes est de se demander quoi tirer de l'existence, au lieu de donner quelque chose à la vie.

Louis Pauwels

Avec l’ère des machines, beaucoup ....

Avec l’ère des machines, beaucoup d'esprits se croient robots.

Louis Pauwels

L'engagement politique peut être une nécessité. Il n'est ....

L'engagement politique peut être une nécessité. Il n'est jamais une valeur.

Louis Pauwels

Le droit de se tromper, d'être .....

Le droit de se tromper, d'être stupide ou fou devrait être sacré.

Louis Pauwels

L'enfance trouve son paradis dans l'instant. Elle ne.....

L'enfance trouve son paradis dans l'instant. Elle ne demande pas du bonheur. Elle est le bonheur.

Louis Pauwels

Les faibles ont de problèmes. Les .....

Les faibles ont de problèmes. Les forts ont des solutions.

Louis Pauwels

Les malheurs qui ne nous tuent pas nous grandissent.

Les malheurs qui ne nous tuent pas nous grandissent.


Louis Pauwels

L'homme de qualité exige tout de soi. C'est un souverain. L'homme .....

L'homme de qualité exige tout de soi. C'est un souverain. L'homme sans qualité exige tout des autres. C'est un despote.

Louis Pauwels

samedi 30 avril 2011

You’re never a loser til you quit trying.

You’re never a loser til you quit trying.

Anonymous

A lot of us would like to move mountains, but few of us ....

A lot of us would like to move mountains, but few of us are willing to practice on small hills

Anonymous

Don't let what you can't do interfere ....

Don't let what you can't do interfere with what you can do.

Anonymous

I keep trying to lose weight... but it keeps finding me!

I keep trying to lose weight... but it keeps finding me!

Anonymous

Set aside half an hour every day to do all .....

Set aside half an hour every day to do all your worrying; then take a nap during this period.

Anonymous

Worry doesn't help tomorrow's troubles, but it ....

Worry doesn't help tomorrow's troubles, but it does ruin today's happiness.

Anonymous

Only a stupid golfer throws his club behind him. The smart ....

Only a stupid golfer throws his club behind him. The smart golfer throws his club ahead so he can pick it up on the way to the next hole. Always remember: Golf clubs don't float

Anonymous

Marriage is the only war in which ....

Marriage is the only war in which you sleep with the enemy.

Anonymous

The first step toward creating an improved future is ....

The first step toward creating an improved future is developing the ability to envision it.

Anonymous

All marriages are happy. It's living together ....

All marriages are happy. It's living together afterwards that is difficult.

Anonymous

vendredi 29 avril 2011

Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives .....

Science investigates; religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge, which is power; religion gives man wisdom, which is control. Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values. The two are not rivals.

Martin Luther King Jr.

The major problem of life is learning how to handle the .....

The major problem of life is learning how to handle the costly interruptions. The door that slams shut, the plan that got sidetracked, the marriage that failed. Or that lovely poem that didn't get written because someone knocked on the door.» —

Martin Luther King Jr.

We must use time creatively - and forever realize ....

We must use time creatively - and forever realize that the time is always hope to do great things.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Darkness can not drive out darkness; only light ....

Darkness can not drive out darkness; only light can do that; Hate can not drive out our own hate; only love can do that.

Martin Luther King Jr.

At the center of non-violence stands ......

At the center of non-violence stands the princepal of love.

Martin Luther King Jr.

The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but ....

The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence.

Martin Luther King Jr.

I cannot give you the formula for success, but.....

I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure: which is: Try to please everybody.

Herbert B. Swope

Life at the top is financially rewarding, spiritually .....

Life at the top is financially rewarding, spiritually draining, physically exhausting, and short.

Peter C. Newman

Conservatives usually prefer twin beds, which may ....

Conservatives usually prefer twin beds, which may contribute to the fact that Canada has more Liberals.

Peter C. Newman

Even if it's absurd to think you can change things, it's ....

Even if it's absurd to think you can change things, it's even more absurd to believe that it is foolish and unimportant to try.

Peter C. Newman

jeudi 28 avril 2011

Notre vie, A quoi la comparer ? A la goutte ....

Notre vie, A quoi la comparer ? A la goutte de rosée secouée du bec de l'oiseau aquatique, où se mire le reflet de la lune.

Maître Dôgen

Se connaître soi-même, c'est s'oublier. S'oublier .....

Se connaître soi-même, c'est s'oublier. S'oublier soi-même, c'est s'ouvrir à toutes choses.

Maître Dôgen

Si tu ne trouves pas la vérité à l'endroit .....

Si tu ne trouves pas la vérité à l'endroit où tu es, où espères-tu la trouver?

Maître Dôgen

Je n'ai jamais entendu dire que quelqu'un ....

Je n'ai jamais entendu dire que quelqu'un ait eu des résultats sans étudier ou atteint la réalisation sans pratiquer.

Maître Dôgen

Tout bonheur commence par un ....

Tout bonheur commence par un petit déjeuner tranquille.

Somerset Maugham

Etant philosophe, j'ai un problème ....

Etant philosophe, j'ai un problème pour chaque solution.

Robert Zend

Les gens ont quelque chose en ....

Les gens ont quelque chose en commun : ils sont tous différents.»

Robert Zend

L'important, c'est de participer....

L'important, c'est de participer.

Pierre de Coubertin

Il y a dans les moeurs, comme dans ....

Il y a dans les moeurs, comme dans l'histoire, des conquêtes imprévues.

Pierre de Coubertin

Le sport va chercher la peur pour la dominer, la ....

Le sport va chercher la peur pour la dominer, la fatigue pour en triompher, la difficulté pour la vaincre.

Pierre de Coubertin

L'important dans la vie, ce n'est point ....

L'important dans la vie, ce n'est point le triomphe, mais le combat. L'essentiel n'est pas d'avoir vaincu, mais de s'être bien battu.

Pierre de Coubertin

Les sports ont fait fleurir toutes les ....

Les sports ont fait fleurir toutes les qualités qui servent a la guerre : insouciance, belle-humeur, accoutumance à l'imprévu, notion exacte de l'effort à faire sans dépenser des forces inutiles.

Pierre de Coubertin

Chaque difficulté rencontrée doit ....

Chaque difficulté rencontrée doit être l'occasion d'un nouveau progrès.

Pierre de Coubertin

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but ....

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.

Pierre de Coubertin

mercredi 27 avril 2011

Books make great gifts because they have ....

Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them. And it's much cheaper to buy somebody a book than it is to buy them the whole world!

Neil Gaiman

This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard ....

This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until its done. It's that easy, and that hard.

Neil Gaiman

I believe that life is a game, that life is ....

I believe that life is a game, that life is a cruel joke, and that life is what happens when you're alive and that you might as well lie back and enjoy it.

Neil Gaiman

Without some goals and ....

some efforts to reach it, no man can live.

John Dewey

Failure is instructive. The person who really ....

Failure is instructive. The person who really thinks learns quite as much from his failures as from his successes.

John Dewey

Scientific principles and laws do not lie on the .....

Scientific principles and laws do not lie on the surface of nature. They are hidden, and must be wrested from nature by an active and elaborate technique of inquiry.

John Dewey

Every great advance in science has issued from ....

Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.

John Dewey

The self is not something ready-made, but something....

The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.

John Dewey

Education is not preparation for ....

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.

John Dewey

Arriving at one goal is....

Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.

John Dewey

mardi 26 avril 2011

The human mind prefers to be spoon-fed with the thoughts of others, but .....

The human mind prefers to be spoon-fed with the thoughts of others, but deprived of such nourishment it will, reluctantly, begin to think for itself - and such thinking, remember, is original thinking and may have valuable results.”


Agatha Christie

Where large sums of money are concerned, it ....

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.

Agatha Christie

There's too much tendency to attribute ....

There's too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his own free will.

Agatha Christie

Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner .....

Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.

Agatha Christie

The happy people are failures because they are on....

The happy people are failures because they are on such good terms with themselves they don't give a damn.

Agatha Christie

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but .....

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it”

Agatha Christie

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman ....

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her.

Agatha Christie

It is a curious thought, but it is only when ....

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.

Agatha Christie

To live in a world of dreams and fantasies can be .....

To live in a world of dreams and fantasies can be the most wonderful thing our human imaginative skills can offer, but waking up to face the piercing reality can be the most devastating experience our vulnerable human heart can endure...”

Faith Marie Sumalinog

Just because I smile doesn't mean I'm fine, just because I.....

Just because I smile doesn't mean I'm fine, just because I don't shed a tear doesn't mean I don't feel pain... Sometimes it's just best to put up a grinning face to deny a bleeding heart...

Faith Marie Sumalinog

I think like any marriage, especially when you've had ....

I think like any marriage, especially when you've had divorced parents like myself; you want to try even harder to make it work.

Princess Diana

I don't go by the rule book...I lead ....

I don't go by the rule book...I lead from the heart, not the head.

Princess Diana

Helping people in need is a good and essential ....

Helping people in need is a good and essential part of my life, a kind of destiny.

Princess Diana

Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has.....

Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back.

Princess Diana

When you are happy you can ....

When you are happy you can forgive a great deal.

Princess Diana

lundi 25 avril 2011

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and ....

You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline, it helps if you have some kind of football team, or some nuclear weapons, but in the very least you need a beer.

Frank Zappa

Art is making something out ...

Art is making something out of nothing, and selling it.

Frank Zappa

I never set out to be weird. It was ....

I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird.

Frank Zappa

There is more stupidity than hydrogen in ...

There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life.

Frank Zappa

If you end up with a boring miserable life because ....

If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.

Frank Zappa

A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't ....

A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open.

Frank Zappa

Without music to decorate it, time is ....

Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid.

Frank Zappa

Without deviation from the norm....

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.

Frank Zappa

So many books, so little time.

So many books, so little time.

Frank Zappa

If you want to get laid, go to

If you want to get laid, go to college. If you want an education, go to the library.

Frank Zappa

dimanche 24 avril 2011

Le mariage, c'est deux billets d'avion aller ....

Le mariage, c'est deux billets d'avion aller seulement, vers une île inconnue. On en revient à la nage ou jamais.

Félix Leclerc

Ne pas comprendre la langue du .....

Ne pas comprendre la langue du seul ami que l'on possède, ça fait peur.

Félix Leclerc

Suivre la mode, faire comme tout le monde, être à la ....

Suivre la mode, faire comme tout le monde, être à la page, même si ça vous désavantage, c'est un état, c'est être snob.

Félix Leclerc

Ce n'est pas parce que je suis un ....

Ce n'est pas parce que je suis un vieux pommier que je donne de vieilles pommes.

Félix Leclerc

Sur ce qui nous arrive, il ne faut que .....

Sur ce qui nous arrive, il ne faut que blâmer soi-même. Oui c'est désagréable.

Félix Leclerc

L'homme fort cache ses muscles. C'est le ......

L'homme fort cache ses muscles. C'est le coq qu'on entend crier, jamais le boeuf.»

Félix Leclerc

Un ennuyeux s'ennuie chez les .....

Un ennuyeux s'ennuie chez les clowns. Un joyeux s'amuse aux enterrements.

Félix Leclerc

Mourir à une tâche irréalisable .....

Mourir à une tâche irréalisable est préférable à vivre sans heurt comme un incliné.

Félix Leclerc

La meilleure façon de tuer un homme, c'est de ....

La meilleure façon de tuer un homme, c'est de le payer à ne rien faire.

Félix Leclerc

Tomber a été inventé pour se ....

Tomber a été inventé pour se relever. Malheur à ceux qui ne tombent jamais.

Félix Leclerc

We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read ....

We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion.And medicine, law, business, engineering - these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love - these are what we stay alive for.

Robin Williams

No matter what people tell you, words ....

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

Robin Williams

God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately ....

God gave men both a penis and a brain, but unfortunately not enough blood supply to run both at the same time.

Robin Williams

Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?

Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?

Robin Williams

Cricket is basically baseball on valium.

Cricket is basically baseball on valium.

Robin Williams

samedi 23 avril 2011

Anyone can become angry, that is easy, but ....

Anyone can become angry, that is easy, but to be angry with the right person at the right time, and for the right purpose and in the right way, that is not within everyone's power and that is not easy.

Aristotle

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to .....

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Aristotle

All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have .....

All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of youth.

Aristotle

Moral excellence comes about as a result of ....

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts.

Aristotle

The ultimate value of life depends upon .....

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.

Aristotle

Teaching is the highest form of understanding

Teaching is the highest form of understanding.

Aristotle

The aim of art is to represent not the outward ....

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

Aristotle

We buy our way out of jail but we can't buy....

We buy our way out of jail but we can't buy freedom,We buy a lot of clothes when we don't really need them,Things we buy to cover up what's inside.

Kanye West

my music isn't just music- it's medicine.

my music isn't just music- it's medicine.

Kanye West

If you have the opportunity to play this game .....

If you have the opportunity to play this game of life you need to appreciate every moment. A lot of people don`t appreciate the moment until it's passed

Kanye West

vendredi 22 avril 2011

Les hommes sont hommes, et les ....

Les hommes sont hommes, et les meilleurs s’oublient parfois.

William Shakespeare

Un esprit sensible ne ....

Un esprit sensible ne convient pas à qui porte une épée.

William Shakespeare

Le Temps ressemble à un hôte du grand monde, qui ....

Le Temps ressemble à un hôte du grand monde, qui serre froidement la main à l'ami qui s'en va et qui, les bras étendus, embrasse le nouveau venu.

William Shakespeare

Mieux vaut être méprisé et le ....

Mieux vaut être méprisé et le savoir qu’être méprisé et s’entendre flatter.


William Shakespeare

Plus le corps est faible, plus la pensée ...

Plus le corps est faible, plus la pensée agit fortement.

William Shakespeare

Aux maux désespérés, il faut des .....

Aux maux désespérés, il faut des remèdes désespérés, ou il n'en faut pas du tout.

William Shakespeare

Nous sommes de l'étoffe dont sont faits les rêves, et notre ....

Nous sommes de l'étoffe dont sont faits les rêves, et notre petite vie est entourée de sommeil.

William Shakespeare

Le temps est le maître absolu des hommes ; il est ...

Le temps est le maître absolu des hommes ; il est tout à la fois leur créateur et leur tombe, il leur donne ce qu'il lui plaît et non ce qu'ils demandent.

William Shakespeare

Les hommes, à de certains moments, sont maîtres ....

Les hommes, à de certains moments, sont maîtres de leur sort ; et si notre condition est basse, la faute n'en est pas à nos étoiles ; elle en est à nous-mêmes.

William Shakespeare

C'est à l'endroit où l'eau est ....

C'est à l'endroit où l'eau est la plus profonde qu'elle est le plus calme.

William Shakespeare

jeudi 21 avril 2011

J'ai pleuré parce que je n'avais ....

J'ai pleuré parce que je n'avais pas de souliers, jusqu'au jour où j'ai vu quelqu'un qui n'avait pas de pieds.

Helen Keller

S’il le violon est l’instrument de ......

S’il le violon est l’instrument de musique le plus parfait, alors le Grec est le violon de la pensée humaine.

Helen Keller

A la longue, il n’est pas plus sûr d’éviter...

A la longue, il n’est pas plus sûr d’éviter le danger que de s’y exposer. Les peureux se font prendre aussi souvent que les audacieux.

Helen Keller

La vie est une aventure audacieuse ....

La vie est une aventure audacieuse ou elle n'est rien.

Helen Keller

Les parfums sont de puissants magiciens pouvant .....

Les parfums sont de puissants magiciens pouvant vous transporter au travers des années que vous avez vécues.

Helen Keller

I am not a teacher, but an awakener.

I am not a teacher, but an awakener.

Robert Frost

Happiness makes up in height for w.....

Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length

Robert Frost

Education is the ability to listen ....

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.

Robert Frost

No tears in the writer, no tears in ....

No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.

Robert Frost

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow .....

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself."

Robert Frost

The authority of those who teach is .....

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is ....

To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and ....

Times are bad. Children no longer obey their parents, and everyone is writing a book.



Marcus Tullius Cicero

read to lead....

Read at every wait; read at all hours; read within leisure; read in times of labor; read as one goes in; read as one goest out. The task of the educated mind is simply put: read to lead.


Marcus Tullius Cicero

A room without books is like ....

A room without books is like a body without a soul.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

mercredi 20 avril 2011

There is no abstract art. You must always ....

There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.

Pablo Picasso

When I was a child, my mother said to me....

When I was a child, my mother said to me, "If you become a soldier, you'll be a general; if you become a monk, you'll end up as the Pope." Instead, I became a painter, and wound up Picasso.


Pablo Picasso

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow .....

There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.

Pablo Picasso

The world today doesn't make sense, so why .....

The world today doesn't make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?

Pablo Picasso

Painting is just another way of ....

Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.

Pablo Picasso

I don't own any of my own paintings because a.....

I don't own any of my own paintings because a Picasso original costs several thousand dollars and - it's a luxury I can't afford.

Pablo Picasso

Every positive value has its price in negative ......

Every positive value has its price in negative terms…The genius of Einstein leads to Hiroshima.

Pablo Picasso

Every child is an artist. The problem is how ....

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Pablo Picasso

Art washes away from the ....

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Pablo Picasso

Age only matters when one is ageing. Now that ....

Age only matters when one is ageing. Now that I have arrived at a great age, I might just as well be twenty.

Pablo Picasso

mardi 19 avril 2011

Wealth consists not in having great ...

Wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants.

Esther de Waal

Success is simple. Do what's right.....

Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time.

Arnold Glasow

The wisdom of life consists in ....

The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.

Lin Yutang

You decide what it is you want to accomplish and then you .....

You decide what it is you want to accomplish and then you lay out your plans to get there, and then you just do it. It's pretty straightforward.

Nancy Ditz

To keep a lamp burning, we have to ....

To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.

Mother Teresa

take a simple view of living. It is, keep .....

take a simple view of living. It is, keep your eyes open and get on with it.

Sir Laurence Olivier

If you don't like something about yourself......

If you don't like something about yourself, change it. If you can't change it, accept it.

Ted Shackelford

Eat when you're hungry. Drink when ....

Eat when you're hungry. Drink when you're thirsty. Sleep when you're tired.

Buddhist proverb

My formula for living is quite simple. I get up ....

My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between I occupy myself as best I can.

Cary Grant

I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's ....

I have a simple philosophy. Fill what's empty. Empty what's full. And scratch where it itches.

Alice Roosevelt Longworth

lundi 18 avril 2011

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream....

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

Vincent van Gogh

By working hard, old man, I hope to make .....

By working hard, old man, I hope to make something good one day. I haven't yet, but I am pursuing it and fighting for it.


Vincent van Gogh

Great things are not done by impulse, but by ....

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

Vincent van Gogh

I am always doing what I cannot ....

I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.


Vincent van Gogh

Keep your love of nature, for that is .....

Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more and more.

Vincent van Gogh

How difficult it is to be simple......

How difficult it is to be simple.

Vincent van Gogh

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous .....

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.


Vincent van Gogh

I feel that there is nothing more.....

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.


Vincent van Gogh

Love is something eternal; the aspect ....

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.

Vincent van Gogh

I often think that the night is more .....

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.”

Vincent van Gogh

samedi 16 avril 2011

Blessed are the hearts that can .....

Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.

Albert Camus

You know what charm is: a way of getting .....

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.

Albert Camus

Nobody realizes that some people expend .....

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal."

Albert Camus

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that ....

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

Albert Camus

Man is the only creature who ...

Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

Albert Camus

Although I'm only fourteen, I know quite well what .....

Although I'm only fourteen, I know quite well what I want, I know who is right and who is wrong. I have my opinions, my own ideas and principles, and although it may sound pretty mad from an adolescent, I feel more of a person than a child, I feel quite indepedent of anyone.

Anne Frank

Where there's hope, there's life. It fills .....

Where there's hope, there's life. It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong again.

Anne Frank

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or.....

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness.

Anne Frank

No one has ever become poor by giving.

No one has ever become poor by giving

Anne Frank

Parents can only give good advice or .....

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands

Anne Frank

How wonderful it is that nobody need ......

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world

Anne Frank

Think of all the beauty still ....

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

Anne Frank

Developing better people should be the .....

Developing better people should be the number one goal for any coach when dealing with kids. In trying to develop better people, we are going to develop more and better pros.

Bobby Orr

Forget about style; worry about results.

Forget about style; worry about results.

Bobby Orr

There are no environments where you're only ....

There are no environments where you're only going to win, because life just isn't like that.

Bobby Orr

vendredi 15 avril 2011

No garden is without its weeds.

No garden is without its weeds.

Thomas Fuller

A good hockey player plays where ....

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.

Wayne Gretzky

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

Wayne Gretzky

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of .....

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.

Wayne Gretzky

The only way a kid is going to practice is ....

The only way a kid is going to practice is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.

Wayne Gretzky

jeudi 14 avril 2011

Whatever my individual desires were to be .....

Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.

Rosa Parks

Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to.....

Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.

Rosa Parks

I would like to be remembered as a person who ....

I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free... so other people would be also free.

Rosa Parks

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is....

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.

Rosa Parks

Each person must live their life.....

Each person must live their life as a model for others.

Rosa Parks

Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for....

Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.

Ronald Reagan

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where .....

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

Ronald Reagan

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

Don't be afraid to see what you see.

Ronald Reagan

All great change in America begins...

All great change in America begins at the dinner table.

Ronald Reagan

I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments .....

I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.

Ronald Reagan

Buvons, chers amis, buvons. Le temps qui fuit .....

Buvons, chers amis, buvons. Le temps qui fuit nous y convie ;
profitons de la vie autant que nous pouvons.

Molière

Consulte ta raison ; prends ....

Consulte ta raison ; prends sa clarté pour guide.

Molière

Et vivre sans aimer n'est pas.....

Et vivre sans aimer n'est pas proprement vivre

Molière

Il est généreux de se ranger.....

Il est généreux de se ranger du côté des affligés.

Molière

Il n'y a point de pires sourds que ceux ....

Il n'y a point de pires sourds que ceux qui ne veulent pas entendre.

Molière

mercredi 13 avril 2011

If you wait to do everything until you're sure ....

If you wait to do everything until you're sure it's right, you'll probably never do much of anything.

Win Borden

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but ....

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

Maria Robinson

Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once .....

Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we can see Life with a clearer view again.

Alex Tan

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life ....

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

George Bernard Shaw

Life is what happens to you while .....

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans

John Lennon

Life's challenges are not supposed to .....

paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.

Bernice Johnson Reagon

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Mahatma Gandhi

Life is really simple, but we .....

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Confucius

The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is.....

The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey - and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins.

Bob Moawad

I've learned that people will forget what .....

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.


Maya Angelou

La religion est moins un sujet de sanctification ....

La religion est moins un sujet de sanctification qu'un sujet de disputes qui appartient à tout le monde

Charles de Secondat Montesquieu

Aimer à lire, c'est faire un échange des heures ....

Aimer à lire, c'est faire un échange des heures d'ennui que l'on doit avoir en sa vie contre des heures délicieuses.»


Charles de Secondat Montesquieu

Autrefois on cherchait des armées pour .....

Autrefois on cherchait des armées pour les mener combattre dans un pays. A présent on cherche des pays pour y mener combattre des armées.

Charles de Secondat Montesquieu

L'éducation consiste à nous donner des idées, et la .....

L'éducation consiste à nous donner des idées, et la bonne éducation à les mettre en proportion.


Charles de Secondat Montesquieu

Une injustice faite à un seul est une....

Une injustice faite à un seul est une menace faite à tous


Charles de Secondat Montesquieu

mardi 12 avril 2011

Etre philosophe, c'est résoudre quelques-uns .....

Etre philosophe, c'est résoudre quelques-uns des problèmes de la vie non seulement en théorie, mais en pratique.


Henry David Thoreau

Nous ne saurions nous passer de nos .....

Nous ne saurions nous passer de nos péchés, ils sont la grande route de la vertu

Henry David Thoreau

Le poème de la création ne s’arrête jamais ; mais .....

Le poème de la création ne s’arrête jamais ; mais rares sont les oreilles capables de le capter


Henry David Thoreau

Il faut être perdu, il faut avoir....

Il faut être perdu, il faut avoir perdu le monde, pour se trouver soi-même

Henry David Thoreau

Quelle flamme pourrait égaler le .....

Quelle flamme pourrait égaler le rayon de soleil d'un jour d'hiver ?

Henry David Thoreau

Ce n'est pas seulement l'endroit où l'on va qui ....

Ce n'est pas seulement l'endroit où l'on va qui donne un sens à la vie, mais aussi la façon dont on s'y rend.

Marc Levy

Etrangement, on en veut souvent à la personne .....

Etrangement, on en veut souvent à la personne qui vous dit une vérité difficile à entendre, impossible à croire

Marc Levy

La solitude peut être .....

La solitude peut être une forme de compagnie.

Marc Levy

On est tous l'étranger de quelqu'un....

On est tous l'étranger de quelqu'un.

Marc Levy

Un homme peut se résoudre à l'idée de.....

Un homme peut se résoudre à l'idée de perdre sa vie, mais pas à l'absence de
ceux qu'il aime.

Marc Levy

lundi 11 avril 2011

It's easy to have principles when you're rich. The important ....

It's easy to have principles when you're rich. The important thing is to have principles when you're poor.

Ray Kroc

If you work just for money, you'll never make it, but if you ...

If you work just for money, you'll never make it, but if you love what you're doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.


Ray Kroc

We take the hamburger business more seriously than anyone else.

We take the hamburger business more seriously than anyone else.

Ray Kroc

Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you ...

Luck is a dividend of sweat. The more you sweat, the luckier you get.

Ray Kroc

Even when you think you have your life all mapped out, things ....

Even when you think you have your life all mapped out, things happen that shape your destiny in ways you might never have imagined.


Deepak Chopra

This is the nature of genius, to be able to .....

This is the nature of genius, to be able to grasp the knowable even when noone else recognizes that it is present.

Deepak Chopra

The current perception I get from the evening news is ......

The current perception I get from the evening news is that the world is dominated by human failure, crime, catastrophe, corruption, and tragedy. We are all tuning in to see how the human mind is evolving, but the media keeps hammering home the opposite, that the human mind is mired in darkness and folly.

Deepak Chopra

When you live your life with an appreciation of.....

When you live your life with an appreciation of coincidences and their meanings, you connect with the underlying field of infinite possibilities.


Deepak Chopra

Miracles happen every day. Not just in ....

Miracles happen every day. Not just in remote country villages or at holy sites halfway across the globe, but here, in our own lives.

Deepak Chopra

If you make every game a life-and-death thing, you're ....

If you make every game a life-and-death thing, you're going to have problems. You'll be dead a lot.

Dean Smith

The more I practice, the luckier I get.

The more I practice, the luckier I get.

Jerry Barber

Men forget everything; women remember ...

Men forget everything; women remember everything. That's why men need instant replays in sports. They've already forgotten what happened.

Rita Rudner

The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer ....

The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break.

John Madden

I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page ...

I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures.

Earl Warren

samedi 9 avril 2011

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask.....

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, "Where have I gone wrong?" Then a voice says to me, "This is going to take more than one night."

Charlie Brown

That's the secret to life . . . replace .....

That's the secret to life . . . replace one worry with another.

Charlie Brown

I've developed a new philosophy .....

I've developed a new philosophy . . . I only dread one day at a time.

Charlie Brown

There must be millions of people all over the world who ....

There must be millions of people all over the world who never get any love letters . . . I could be their leader.

Charlie Brown

Sometimes I lie awake at night and I ask...

Sometimes I lie awake at night and I ask, Why me?, then a voice answers : Nothing personal, your name just happened to come up.

Charlie Brown

You need to listen to your body because your .....

You need to listen to your body because your body is listening to you.

Dr. Phil McGraw

Life is a marathon....

Life is a marathon, it's not a sprint.

Dr. Phil McGraw

Sometimes you make the right decision, sometimes ......

Sometimes you make the right decision, sometimes you make the decision right.


Dr. Phil McGraw

It's better to be healthy ......

It's better to be healthy alone than sick with someone else.

Dr. Phil McGraw

Anger is nothing more than an outward expression ....

Anger is nothing more than an outward expression of hurt, fear and frustration.

Dr. Phil McGraw

vendredi 8 avril 2011

Tomorrow the birds will sing! Be .....

Tomorrow the birds will sing! Be Brave! Face Life!

Charlie Chaplin

Perfect love is the most beautiful of all .....

Perfect love is the most beautiful of all frustrations because it is more than one can express.


Charlie Chaplin

Life is a tragedy when seen .....

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.

Charlie Chaplin

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage .....

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.

Charlie Chaplin

Nothing is permanent in this....

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world, not even our troubles.

Charlie Chaplin

jeudi 7 avril 2011

L'obstination est le......

L'obstination est le chemin de la réussite.

Charlie Chaplin

- L'art de jouer la comédie, c'est l'art....

L'art de jouer la comédie, c'est l'art de se détendre.

Charlie Chaplin

La vie est l'expression d'un constant ....

La vie est l'expression d'un constant désir : personne n'est jamais satisfait.

Charlie Chaplin

Comme jouer du violon ou du piano, penser....

Comme jouer du violon ou du piano, penser exige une pratique quotidienne.

Charlie Chaplin

Tout ce qu'il faut pour faire une comédie c'est ....

Tout ce qu'il faut pour faire une comédie c'est un parc, un policier et une jolie fille.

Charlie Chaplin

mercredi 6 avril 2011

Au lieu d'imaginer que nous sommes de pauvres ....

Au lieu d'imaginer que nous sommes de pauvres âmes victimes de leur destin, imaginons plutôt que nous sommes des diamants qui ont oublié leur véritable nature.

Guy Corneau

La bonne nouvelle dans tout cela, c'est ....

La bonne nouvelle dans tout cela, c'est que nous sommes nés pour le bonheur et que, si nous l'oublions,nous sommes rappelés à l'ordre.

Guy Corneau

L'expérience de chacun peut être utile. Même le....

L'expérience de chacun peut être utile. Même le chemin le parcours le plus destructeur nous renseigne sur le chemin à éviter si nous voulons nous préserver du malheur ou d'une fin précoce.



Guy Corneau

Pour moi, tout est création; chacun de nos .....

Pour moi, tout est création; chacun de nos gestes, chacune de nos pensées, chacune de nos entreprises est création.

Guy Corneau

En fait, le meilleur de soi symbolise notre .....

En fait, le meilleur de soi symbolise notre individualité profonde, avec nos goûts et nos talents, avec notre façon unique de nous inscrire dans l'existence.

Guy Corneau

mardi 5 avril 2011

Cancer does one of two things to a relationship: it either ....

Cancer does one of two things to a relationship: it either brings you closer together, or it tears you apart.


Lance Armstrong

I had never embraced my life. I had made

I had never embraced my life. I had made something of it, and fought for it, but I had never particularly enjoy it.

Lance Armstrong

I would rather have one year of .....

I would rather have one year of wonderful than seventy years of mediocre.

Lance Armstrong

What you learn in survivorship is that after ....

What you learn in survivorship is that after all the shouting is done, after the desperation and crisis is over, after you have accepted the fact of your illness and celebrated the return of your health, the old routines and habits, like shaving in the morning with a purpose, a job to go to, and a wife to love and a child to raise, these are the threads that tie your days together and that give them the pattern deserving of the term life.

Lance Armstrong

What makes a great endurance athlete is...

What makes a great endurance athlete is the ability to absorb potential embarrassment, and to suffer without complaint.

Lance Armstrong

lundi 4 avril 2011

Il ne faut jamais lancer contre des adversaires des ....

Il ne faut jamais lancer contre des adversaires des bruits non fondés, ou leur prêter des intentions, car l'adversaire est, comme quiconque, un hôte de l'esprit.

Albert Schweitzer

Les gouvernements s'entendent lorsque .....

Les gouvernements s'entendent lorsque les peuples les obligent à s'entendre.

Albert Schweitzer

Le bonheur est la seule chose qui.....

Le bonheur est la seule chose qui se double si on le partage.

Albert Schweitzer

Il ne faut pas croire tout ce qu'on nous ....

Il ne faut pas croire tout ce qu'on nous dit de ceux qui ne pensent pas comme nous.

Albert Schweitzer

L'enfant qui sait se pencher sur l'animal ....

L'enfant qui sait se pencher sur l'animal souffrant saura un jour tendre la main à son frère.

Albert Schweitzer

dimanche 3 avril 2011

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous....

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.

Margaret Thatcher

Pennies do not come from heaven, they...

Pennies do not come from heaven, they have to be earned here on earth.

Margaret Thatcher

If you just set out to be liked, you ....

If you just set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.

Margaret Thatcher

I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job .....

I've got a woman's ability to stick to a job and get on with it when everyone else walks off and leaves it.

Margaret Thatcher

Any woman who understands the problems of .....

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

Margaret Thatcher

The only way to avoid being miserable is not.....

The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not.

George Bernard Shaw

I enjoy convalescence. It is the part ....

I enjoy convalescence. It is the part that makes the illness worthwhile.

George Bernard Shaw

A government which robs Peter to pay ....

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.

George Bernard Shaw

Men are wise in proportion, not to their ......

Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience.

George Bernard Shaw

Everything happens to everybody .....

Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough.

George Bernard Shaw

samedi 2 avril 2011

Patience and perseverance have....

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.

John Quincy Adams

Old minds are like old horses; you must ....

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

John Quincy Adams

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

Idleness is sweet, and its consequences are cruel

John Quincy Adams

Always vote for principle, though you may .....

Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.

John Quincy Adams

If your actions inspire others to...

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader

John Quincy Adams

La rue est le cordon ombilical qui ....

La rue est le cordon ombilical qui relie l’individu à la société.

Victor Hugo

Pour qu’un livre se vende bien, il faut

Pour qu’un livre se vende bien, il faut qu’il y ait une belle fille sur la couverture, et il se vendra d’autant mieux qu’il y aura moins de couverture sur la belle fille.

Victor Hugo

Chose inouïe, c'est au-dedans de ....

Chose inouïe, c'est au-dedans de soi qu'il faut regarder le dehors.

Victor Hugo

Le plus lourd fardeau, c'est.....

Le plus lourd fardeau, c'est d'exister sans vivre.

Victor Hugo

Il y a toujours dans le bonheur, même des .....

Il y a toujours dans le bonheur, même des meilleures gens, un peu d'insolence aimable qui défie les autres d'en faire autant.»

Victor Hugo

vendredi 1 avril 2011

L'important n'est pas tant ce qu'un ....

L'important n'est pas tant ce qu'un homme attend ou n'attend pas de l'existance, mais ce qu'il compte faire de celle-ci

Albert Schweitzer

Most things I worry about never happen anyway.

Most things I worry about never happen anyway.

Tom Petty

You and I will meet again, When we're least .....

You and I will meet again, When we're least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won't say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again.

Tom Petty

The sun doesn't shine on the same dog every....

The sun doesn't shine on the same dog every day. But we sure as heck didn't expect a near-total eclipse.

Steve Sloan

It's hoe you show up at ....

It's hoe you show up at the showdown that counts.

Homer Norton

Things turn out best for the ....

Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out."

John Wooden

jeudi 31 mars 2011

Anger and intolerance are the ....

Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.

Gandhi

Happiness is when what you think, what.....

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

Gandhi

It is health that is real wealth .....

It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

Gandhi

The weak can never forgive.....

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Gandhi

The history of the world is full of men .....

The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership, by sheer force of self-confidence, bravery and tenacity.


Gandhi

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait ...

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

Anne Frank

Everyone has inside himself a piece....

Everyone has inside himself a piece of good news! The good news is that you really don't know how great you can be, how much you can love, what you can accomplish, and what your potential is!

Anne Frank

Parents can only give good advice .....

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

Anne Frank

Laziness may appear attractive, but....

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

Anne Frank

Think of all the beauty ....

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.

Anne Frank

Just before consumers stop doing something, they .....

Just before consumers stop doing something, they do it with a vengeance.

Faith Popcorn

mercredi 30 mars 2011

If you want to expand your mind, you must ....

If you want to expand your mind, you must write. I don't mean you must write books, newspaper stories, or magazine article, I mean you must write. You must learn to put your thoughts and ideas down on paper.

Alice Potter

If you present a positive attitude, you will attract.....

If you present a positive attitude, you will attract all the things you want out in life: friends, success, fulfillment and,above all, hapiness and peace of mind.


Alice Potter

Responsability could also be defined as .....

Responsability could also be defined as the ability to respond to the many life situations and challenges that we all face daily.

Alice Potter

Relationship is an investment, an investment in .....

Relationship is an investment, an investment in time, energy, and emotion, and as such, it can be the most important investment you will ever make.

Alice Potter

I am optimistic and confident in all that I do. I affirm ....

I am optimistic and confident in all that I do. I affirm only the best for myself and others. I am the creator of my life and my world. I meet daily challenges gracefully and with complete confidence. I fill my mind with positive, nurturing, and healing thoughts.

Alice Potter

mardi 29 mars 2011

Dans cinq ans, tu seras la même personne que ....

Dans cinq ans, tu seras la même personne que tu es aujourd'hui, à l'exception de deux choses: les gens dont tu te seras entouré et les livres que tu auras lus.


Charlie Jones
Extraits du livre: Vivre libre sans peur de Mark Matteson

Les livres que tu ne lis pas ne peuvent pas ......

Les livres que tu ne lis pas ne peuvent pas t'aider. Les gens qui ne lisent pas ne sont pas mieux que ceux qui ne savent pas lire.

Jim Rohn
Extraits du livre: Vivre libre sans peur de Mark Matteson

Sois un étudiant et non un suiveur.

Sois un étudiant et non un suiveur.

Extraits du livre: Vivre libre sans peur de Mark Matteson

Laisse tes croyances et ta philosophie devenir ......

Laisse tes croyances et ta philosophie devenir le produit de ta conclusion personnelle.


Extraits du livre: Vivre libre sans peur de Mark Matteson

Ça n'a aucun sens de s'inquiéter, c'est ....

Ça n'a aucun sens de s'inquiéter, c'est une mauvaise utilisation de notre imagination.

extraits du livre: Vivre libre sans peur de Mark Matteson

samedi 26 mars 2011

Be yourself; everyone ....

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.


Oscar Wilde

Some cause happiness wherever ....

Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.


Oscar Wilde

I am so clever that sometimes I don't ...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.

Oscar Wilde

We are all in the gutter, but some .....

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

Oscar Wilde

A positive attitude may not solve .....

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

Herm Albright

I am extraordinarily patient, provided.....

I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.

Margaret Thatcher

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is .....

I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.

Margaret Thatcher

A man may climb Everest for himself, but ....

A man may climb Everest for himself, but at the summit he plants his country’s flag.

Margaret Thatcher

My policies are based not on some economics theory, but on ....

My policies are based not on some economics theory, but on things I and millions like me were brought up with: an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay; live within your means; put by a nest egg for a rainy day; pay your bills on time; support the police.



Margaret Thatcher

It pays to know the enemy – not least because ....

It pays to know the enemy – not least because at some time you may have the opportunity to turn him into a friend.

Margaret Thatcher

vendredi 25 mars 2011

I like nonsense, it wakes up the.....

I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.

Dr. Seuss

The more that you read, the more things you....

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

Dr. Seuss

You have brains in your head. You have feet ....

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own.And you know what you know. You are the guy who'll decide where to go.

Dr. Seuss

You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because....

You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”


Dr. Seuss

Don't cry because it's over. Smile ....

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Dr. Seuss

mercredi 16 mars 2011

We wish nothing more, but we will accept ...

We wish nothing more, but we will accept nothing less. Masters in our own house we must be, but our house is the whole of Canada.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

There is no such thing as a model or ideal Canadian. What could ....

There is no such thing as a model or ideal Canadian. What could be more absurd than the concept of an "all Canadian" boy or girl? A society which emphasizes uniformity is one which creates intolerance and hate.


Pierre Elliott Trudeau

The essential ingredient....

The essential ingredient of politics is timing.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Be ready when opportunity comes...Luck ...

Be ready when opportunity comes...Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet.


Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Canada is a country whose main exports ....

Canada is a country whose main exports are hockey players and cold fronts. Our main imports are baseball players and acid rain.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

mardi 15 mars 2011

We must never forget that art ....

We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth.

John F. Kennedy

If a free society cannot help the many ....

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.

John F. Kennedy

There are risks and costs to a program ....

There are risks and costs to a program of action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.

John F. Kennedy

If we cannot end now our differences, at least we ....

If we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.


John F. Kennedy

Change is the law of life. And those who ....

Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.

John F. Kennedy

samedi 12 mars 2011

The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to ....

The very purpose of religion is to control yourself, not to criticize others. Rather, we must criticize ourselves. How much am I doing about my anger? About my attachment, about my hatred, about my pride, my jealousy? These are the things which we must check in daily life.

Dalai Lama

A dog is the only thing on this earth that ...

A dog is the only thing on this earth that loves you more than he loves himself.

Josh Billings

I don't believe the federal government should be involved

I don't believe the federal government should be involved in retirement. I think it's too important to leave it to the government.

Peter Schiff, who forecast the U.S. housing bust and the U.S.credit meltdown.

If you do not change direction, you ...

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.

Lao Tzu

If you light a lamp for somebody, it ....

If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your own path.

Buddhist Saying

A flower falls even though we ....

A flower falls even though we love it and a weed grows even though we do not love.

Dogen Zenji

He who asks a question is a fool for ...

He who asks a question is a fool for a minute; he who does not remains a fool forever.

Chinese Proverb

A wise man makes his own decisions, an....

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion.

Chinese Proverb

Although gold dust is precious, when it....

Although gold dust is precious, when it gets in your eyes, it obstructs your vision.

Hsi-Tang

jeudi 10 mars 2011

Respect human talent, respond to genius, recognize ...

Respect human talent, respond to genius, recognize reality, admire truth and beauty, realize the meaning of the rare flower Reason.

Peter Nivio Zarlenga

When you do not know what you are doing and ....

When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best, that is inspiration.

Robert Bresson

As a poet there is only one political ....

As a poet there is only one political duty, and that is to defend one's language against corruption. When it is corrupted, people lose faith in what they hear and this leads to violence.

W. H. Auden

It is a sad fact about our culture ....

It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art than he can by practicing it.

W. H. Auden

The most powerful force possessed by the individual citizen is .....

The most powerful force possessed by the individual citizen is her own government. ... Government is the only organized mechanism that makes possible that level of shared disinterest known as the public good.

John Ralston Saul

Tromper une amitié c'est aussi ...

Tromper une amitié c'est aussi pire que de tromper une liaison.

Michel Tremblay

Ce n'est pas l'expérience qui ....

Ce n'est pas l'expérience qui compte, c'est le mensonge bien organisé.

Michel Tremblay

C'est drôle comme les choses peuvent ....

C'est drôle comme les choses peuvent changer d'aspect, parfois, lorsqu'on les regarde d'un point de vue différent de celui sous lequel on les a toujours connues.

Michel Tremblay

La musique. C'est un cadeau de ....

La musique. C'est un cadeau de la vie. Ça existe pour consoler. Pour récompenser. Ça aide à vivre.

Michel Tremblay

Quand on crée, on ....

Quand on crée, on perd la notion des choses.

Michel Tremblay

mercredi 9 mars 2011

Saviez vous # 108

La lettre J vaut huit au scrabble

Saviez vous # 107

John Manolesco, astrologue montréalais fut une cible particulière du maire Jean Drapeau.

Saviez vous # 106

Le par cinq est le seul trou au golf auquel un double-eagle est possible.

Saviez vous # 105

La sélection du nom de groupe québécois Octobre a grandement été inspiré d'une crise politique ayant eu lieu en ce mois d'automne.

Saviez vous # 104

La Cité du Vatican est le plus petit État indépendant

mardi 8 mars 2011

Sometimes I think if I had the same body ....

Sometimes I think if I had the same body and the same natural ability and someone else's brain, who knows how good a player I might have been.

Mickey Mantle

If I knew I'd live this long, I would have ....

If I knew I'd live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.

Mickey Mantle

After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the ....

After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.

Mickey Mantle

If people don't want to come out to the ....

If people don't want to come out to the ballpark, how are you going to stop them?

Yogi Berra

The reality is that ......

The reality is that players can't play forever.

Cal Ripken Jr

I'd like to be remembered. I'd like to think ......

I'd like to be remembered. I'd like to think that someday two guys will be talking in a bar and one of them will say something like, Yeah, he's a good shortstop, but he's not as good as ole Ripken was.

Cal Ripken Jr

So many good things have happened to me in the game ...

So many good things have happened to me in the game of baseball. When I do allow myself a chance to think about it, it's almost like a storybook career. You feel so blessed to have been able to compete this long.

Cal Ripken Jr

Early in my career, I decided I ....

Early in my career, I decided I never wanted to get out of shape.

Cal Ripken Jr

dimanche 6 mars 2011

One of the great cosmic laws, I think, is ....

One of the great cosmic laws, I think, is that whatever we hold in our thought will come true in our experience.

Richard Bach

Three feet of ice does not result

Three feet of ice does not result from one day of freezing weather.

Chinese Proverb

But in the end all religions tend to point to the ....

But in the end all religions tend to point to the same light. In between the light and us, sometimes there are too many rules.

Paulo Coelho

For me, the spiritual quest ....

For me, the spiritual quest will be a life-long work in progress.

Dan Brown

It was inspiring to be around these ....

It was inspiring to be around these people who are in the field every day helping people who help people.

Angelina Jolie

I honestly believe that the role I can most usefully ...

I honestly believe that the role I can most usefully play is to change the minds of the American people.

Al Gore

I think we pull the trigger on divorce in America ....

I think we pull the trigger on divorce in America way too quickly. I think if you're going to get a divorce, you've got to earn your way out, and that means you've got to do all the work. You have to turn over every stone, investigate every avenue of rehabilitation you can before you quit.

Dr. Phil

I'll promise you the worst possible thing ...

I'll promise you the worst possible thing we can ever do, is have suffering with no meaning and no purpose.

Dr. Phil

Basically, a human being is a ....

Basically, a human being is a social animal. So, if you create some short moment of happiness for people, you get deep satisfaction.

Dalai Lama

It's clear to me that Karma is ....

It's clear to me that Karma is at the very heart of the universe. I'm absolutely sure of it. And yet, along comes this idea called Grace to upend all that "as you reap, so you will sow" stuff.

Bono

To me, women are by far the most important.....

To me, women are by far the most important group. But I also think that elders are extremely important.

David Suzuki

The one thing I feel is very hopeful, however...

The one thing I feel is very hopeful, however, is the overwhelming participation of women in the movement for change.

David Suzuki

With an estimated population of nine ....

With an estimated population of nine billion people by 2050, we cannot continue to consume resources at the same rate and maintain our quality of life.

David Suzuki

Everywhere we look, human activities are ....

Everywhere we look, human activities are tearing at the very fabric of life on Earth.


David Suzuki

Aboriginal people are key because they have a different....

Aboriginal people are key because they have a different sense of where we belong and how we interact with nature.

David Suzuki

vendredi 4 mars 2011

Chacune de nos lectures ....

Chacune de nos lectures laisse une graine qui germe.

Jules Renard

No intelligent idea can gain ....

No intelligent idea can gain general acceptance unless some stupidity is mixed in with it.

Fernando Pessoa

The political lesson of Watergate is

The political lesson of Watergate is this: Never again must America allow an arrogant, elite guard of political adolescents to by-pass the regular party organization and dictate the terms of a national election.

Gerald Ford

It's discouraging how hard it is for a President ....

It's discouraging how hard it is for a President to slice any large chunks from a $305 billion budget.

Gerald Ford

A government big enough to give you ....

A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Gerald Ford

jeudi 3 mars 2011

It is reasonable to have perfection in our ......

It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached.

Samuel Johnson

The usual fortune of complaint is

The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.

Samuel Johnson

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances ...

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair.

Samuel Johnson

Everything has beauty, but not....

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Confucius

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing....

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.

Confucius

Ignorance is the night of the

Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.

Confucius

What the superior man seeks is in .....

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

Confucius

If only the people who worry about their ....

If only the people who worry about their liabilities would think about the riches they do possess, they would stop worrying.

Dale Carnegie

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds .....

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.

Dale Carnegie

Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most ....

Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.

Dale Carnegie

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are .....

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.


Dale Carnegie

You can make more friends in two months by ......

You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

Dale Carnegie

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and ....

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most fools do.

Dale Carnegie

mercredi 2 mars 2011

Dans le Tao, il y a de la réalité, de...

Dans le Tao, il y a de la réalité, de l’efficacité, mais il n’agit, ni n’a de forme. On peut l’obtenir, mais non pas le voir. Il est à lui-même tronc et racine. Avant qu’il n’y ait eut ciel et terre, il a existé de toute éternité. Il donne leur pouvoir aux esprits des morts et des ancêtres royaux ; il donne la vie au Ciel et à la Terre.

Zhuangzi

Je ne perçois plus avec les yeux mais appréhende avec ....

Je ne perçois plus avec les yeux mais appréhende avec mon esprit. Là où s’arrête la connaissance sensorielle, c’est le désir de l’esprit qui a libre cours.

Zhuangzi

Celui qui a planté un arbre avant ....

Celui qui a planté un arbre avant de mourir n'a pas vécu inutilement.

Proverbe Africain

Si tu regardes une image très laide, vérifies ....

Si tu regardes une image très laide, vérifies que ce ne soit pas ton reflet...


Proverbe Africain

Si tu sèmes une épine, quand elle ....

Si tu sèmes une épine, quand elle poussera, elle te piquera

Proverbe Africain

Si tu te tappes la tête contre une cruche et ....

Si tu te tappes la tête contre une cruche et que sa sonne creux,
n'en déduis pas forcément que c'est la cruche qui est vide…

Proverbe Africain

Chaque fleur est une âme à la Nature .....

Chaque fleur est une âme à la Nature éclose;
Un mystère d'amour dans le métal repose,
"Tout est sensible!" Et tout sur ton être est puissant.
Crains, dans le mur aveugle, un regard qui t'épie
A la matière même un verbe est attaché…

Pythagore

Ne commence rien dont tu puisses te repentir dans la .....

Ne commence rien dont tu puisses te repentir dans la suite. Garde-toi d'entreprendre ce que tu ne sais pas faire, et commence par t'instruire de ce que tu dois savoir. C'est ainsi que tu mèneras une vie délicieuse.


Pythagore

Connaitre, c'est ou bien monter au ciel .....

Connaitre, c'est ou bien monter au ciel et voir, ou bien plonger en soi-meme pour recevoir le ciel et se souvenir.

Pythagore

Qui n'est pas capable d'être pauvre .....

Qui n'est pas capable d'être pauvre n'est pas capable d'être libre.


Victor Hugo

La poésie est de toutes les choses ....

La poésie est de toutes les choses humaines la plus voisine des choses divines.

Victor Hugo

Lorsqu'on jette un regard sur la création, une sorte ....

Lorsqu'on jette un regard sur la création, une sorte de musique mystérieuse apparaît sous cette géométrie splendide ; la nature est une symphonie ; tout y est cadence et mesure ; et l'on pourrait presque dire que Dieu a fait le monde en vers.

Victor Hugo

La vie n'est qu'une longue perte de tout ce qu'on ......

La vie n'est qu'une longue perte de tout ce qu'on aime. L'eau qui ne court pas fait un marais, l'esprit qui ne travaille pas fait un sot.

Victor Hugo

La vérité est comme le soleil. Elle

La vérité est comme le soleil. Elle fait tout voir et ne se laisse pas regarder.

Victor Hugo

A force de lire et de lire, le monde est mort,et ....

A force de lire et de lire, le monde est mort,et nul n'est devenu savant.

Kabir

mardi 1 mars 2011

We're from the even more religious area, Utah Valley, and I remember.....

We're from the even more religious area, Utah Valley, and I remember as I grew up parents would move their kids aside when I would walk by.

Jeph Howard

We wondered how did they do this, how did ....

We wondered how did they do this, how did they manage it, how did they get the material and the human resources ... the discipline?

Von Hardesty

Every man is guilty of all the ....

Every man is guilty of all the good he didn't do.

Voltaire

It is dangerous to be right in matters on....

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

Voltaire

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid ....

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Oscar Wilde

A generous heart, kind speech, a life .....

A generous heart, kind speech, a life of service, compassion are the things which renew humanity.

Buddha

If you light a lamp for someone .....

If you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your path.

Buddha

The people who are the

The people who are the hardest to love are the ones who need it the most.

Peaceful Warrior

Don’t let the noise of others ...

Don’t let the noise of others opinions drown out your inner voice.

Steve Jobs

Everything that irritates us about others can .....

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Carl Gustav Jung

lundi 28 février 2011

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where ....

The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.

Ulysses S. Grant

There never was a time when, in my ....

There never was a time when, in my opinion, some way could not be found to prevent the drawing of the sword.

Ulysses S. Grant quote

Doing the best at this moment puts you in ....

Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.

Oprah Winfrey quote

The more you praise and celebrate your life....

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

Oprah Winfrey

Three things cannot be long hidden....

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth

Buddha

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

Thomas Jefferson

Le chien apprend à l'enfant la fidélité, la ......

Le chien apprend à l'enfant la fidélité, la persévérance... et l'obligation de tourner trois fois sur lui-même avant de se coucher.

Robert Benchley

Quand maman est fatiguée, pourquoi .....

Quand maman est fatiguée, pourquoi c'est moi qui doit aller se coucher ?

Paroles d’enfant

On ne demande pas au poisson ce qui arrive sur ....

On ne demande pas au poisson ce qui arrive sur terre, ni au rat ce qui arrive dans l'eau.

Proverbe yoruba

La science n'est pas une idée fragile....

La science n'est pas une idée fragile. Depuis des millénaires elle est intégrée à l'histoire humaine.

Claude Détraz

Un jour viendra peut-être - qui sait si ce n'est....

Un jour viendra peut-être - qui sait si ce n'est pas aujourd'hui ? - où la science reprendra sa place normale : source de sagesse et non de puissance, à l'égal de la musique et de la poésie.

Charles Morgan

samedi 26 février 2011

A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore

A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.

Oliver Goldsmith

Pride in their port, defiance in ...

Pride in their port, defiance in their eye I see the Lords of human kind pass by.

Oliver Goldsmith

The best way to make your audience laugh is ...

The best way to make your audience laugh is to start laughing yourself.

Oliver Goldsmith

Learn the luxury of doing good.

Learn the luxury of doing good.

Oliver Goldsmith

Don't let us make imaginary evils, when you ....

Don't let us make imaginary evils, when you know we have so many real ones to encounter.

Oliver Goldsmith

The earth is warming at an alarming rate, we are ....

The earth is warming at an alarming rate, we are running out of fossil fuels, and it is long past time for us to take action to correct these problems.

Bill Clinton

The new rage is to say that the government is the .....

The new rage is to say that the government is the cause of all our problems, and if only we had no government, we'd have no problems. I can tell you, that contradicts evidence, history, and common sense


Bill Clinton

Today we can declare: Government is not ....

Today we can declare: Government is not the problem, and government is not the solution. We, the American people, we are the solution

Bill Clinton

Just as war is freedom's cost......

Just as war is freedom's cost, disagreement is freedom's privilege.

Bill Clinton

We cannot build our own future without....

We cannot build our own future without helping others to build theirs.

Bill Clinton

jeudi 24 février 2011

The saddest aspect of life right now is .....

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."

Isaac Asimov

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but ....

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be."

Douglas Adams

One of the few good things about modern times: If you ....

One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.

Kurt Vonnegut

People say that life is the .....

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

Logan Pearsall Smith

Don't part with your illusions. When they are ........

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live."

Mark Twain

Why do you try to understand ....

Why do you try to understand art? Do you try to understand the song of a bird?

Pablo Picasso

Well, youth is the period of assumed .....

Well, youth is the period of assumed personalities and disguises. It is the time of the sincerely insincere.

Pablo Picasso

Art washes away from the soul ....

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Pablo Picasso

Every child is an artist. The problem is ....

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Pablo Picasso

You mustn't always believe what I say.....

You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.

Pablo Picasso

History will be kind to ....

History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.

Winston Churchill

By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one .....

By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach.

Winston Churchill

Some people regard private enterprise as a....

Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon.


Winston Churchill

If the human race wishes to .....

If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another.

Winston Churchill

Continuous effort - not strength or ....

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential

Winston Churchill

mercredi 23 février 2011

One of the troubles about vanity is .....

One of the troubles about vanity is that it grows with what it feeds on. The more you are talked about, the more you will wish to be talked about

Bertrand Russell

Of all forms of caution, caution in .....

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.

Bertrand Russell

To teach how to live with uncertainty, yet ....

To teach how to live with uncertainty, yet without being paralyzed by hesitation, is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy can do.

Bertrand Russell

Patriots always talk of dying for....

Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country.

Bertrand Russell

Drunkenness is temporary suicide: the happiness ....

Drunkenness is temporary suicide: the happiness that it brings is merely negative, a momentary cessation of unhappiness.

Bertrand Russell

The higher your energy level, the more efficient ....

The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body. The more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results.

Anthony Robbins

To effectively communicate, we must realize ....

To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.

Anthony Robbins

Once you have mastered time, you will ....

Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade.

Anthony Robbins

Determination is the wake-up call ....

Determination is the wake-up call to the human will

Anthony Robbins

The way we communicate with others and ....

The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.

Anthony Robbins

Meetings are a symptom of bad ....

Meetings are a symptom of bad organization. The fewer meetings the better.

Peter F. Drucker

Today knowledge has power. It controls....

Today knowledge has power. It controls access to opportunity and advancement.

Peter F. Drucker

Entrepreneurs innovate. Innovation is ....

Entrepreneurs innovate. Innovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship. It is the act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth.

Peter F. Drucker

Time is the scarcest resource of the .....

Time is the scarcest resource of the manager; If it is not managed, nothing else can be managed

Peter F. Drucker

Whenever you see a successful business, someone ...

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision

Peter F. Drucker

lundi 21 février 2011

All of us could take a lesson .....

All of us could take a lesson from the weather, it pays no attention to criticism.

North DeKalb Kiwanis Club Beacon

Happiness is a positive cash flow.

Happiness is a positive cash flow.

Fred Adler

Last week is the time you should have....

Last week is the time you should have either bought or sold, depending on what you didn't do.

Anon

There are more fools among ...

There are more fools among buyers than among sellers.

French proverb

Le malheur, c’est toujours la même chose. C’est ...

Le malheur, c’est toujours la même chose. C’est un bonheur ancien qui ne veut pas recommencer.

Pierre Louys

Si j'en juge par mon regret de quitter ....

Si j'en juge par mon regret de quitter la vie, j'ai dû être plus heureux que je ne le pensais...

Claude Aveline

Ne dites pas que ce problème est .....

Ne dites pas que ce problème est difficile. S’il n’était pas difficile, ce ne serait pas un problème.

Ferdinand Foch

Tout ce que nous voyons n'est qu'une ....

Tout ce que nous voyons n'est qu'une ombreprojetée par ce que nous ne voyons pas.

Martin Luther King

La raison veut décider ce qui est

La raison veut décider ce qui est juste;la colère veut qu'on trouve juste ce qu'elle a décidé.

Sénèque

dimanche 20 février 2011

Do more than you have to do, more than ....

Do more than you have to do, more than your share, and do it as well as you can

Ralph Charell

The inner speech, your thoughts, can cause ....

The inner speech, your thoughts, can cause you to be rich or poor, loved or unloved, happy or unhappy, attractive or unattractive, powerful or weak.

Ralph Charell

It is through cooperation, rather than ....

It is through cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will be derived

Ralph Charell

Nobody suceeds beyond his or her wildest .....

Nobody suceeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or she begins with some wild expectations.

Ralph Charell

Do your own thinking independently. Be ....

Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece.

Ralph Charell

Rationality is the recognition of .....

Rationality is the recognition of the fact that nothing can alter the truth and nothing can take precedence over that act of perceiving it.

Ayn Rand

Learn to value yourself, which .....

Learn to value yourself, which means: to fight for your happiness.

Ayn Rand

I swear by my life and my love....

I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.

Ayn Rand

Pride is the recognition of the fact that .....

Pride is the recognition of the fact that you are your own highest value and, like all of man’s values, it has to be earned.

Ayn Rand

The Argument from Intimidation is ....

The Argument from Intimidation is a confession of intellectual impotence.

Ayn Rand